The Examining Committee will meet on
June 15 (7:00pm) and June 16 (8:30am) in
the Cafeteria/Training Center in Falcon. If
you are pursuing licensure or ordination
this summer, please contact Sheila Oglesby
at the Conference Office immediately so
that all required file information is in proper
order. Your ministerial file MUST be in order
BEFORE coming before the Committee.
910-980-1162 OR [email protected]
Spring and summer are my favorite seasons of the year. The earth begins to
come back to life after the rigors of a cold winter season. The Lord begins to
revive His work of creation with signs of life appearing everywhere.
I am
reminded of the words of Habakkuk 3:2, “…O Lord, revive thy work…”
I pray
that is happening in all of our churches as well. This is the season for celebration
on the church calendar.
We begin by celebrating Easter and Resurrection
Reality in Christ and in our churches. Note on the following page a list of 97 of
our churches celebrating the resurrection message with 168 events, 129
conversions and recommitments to Christ, with 25,757 total attendance to our
Easter events.
If the rest of our churches had reported their events, we
probably would discover over 40,000 people celebrated Christ’s resurrection in
our churches during Easter weekend.
Mother’s Day, Pentecost Sunday, Father’s Day and Independence Day are all
celebration times of this Celebration Season. Let us focus on honoring the Holy
Spirit, our parents, and freedom as we make this a harvest-time season for the
kingdom of our Lord and the North Carolina Conference!
IN THIS ISSUE
Celebration Season .................................................................................. 1
Examining Committee Info ....................................................................... 1
Easter Celebrations .................................................................................. 2
Retired Ministers Month........................................................................... 3
Nepal Earthquake .................................................................................... 3
Heritage Lectures ..................................................................................... 4
Sanctity of Life Golf Tournament .............................................................. 4
NCWM Convention ............................................................................................... 5
Talent Quest Info ................................................................................................. 6
Youth Quest.......................................................................................................... 6
Falcon Youth Camp ................................................................................... 6
PowerChicks ‘15 ....................................................................................... 6
Global Outreach ........................................................................................ 7
Prayer Corner/New Assignments/Open Churches .................................... 8
School of Ministry...................................................................................... 8
Hispanic Women’s Conference ................................................................. 8
CHURCH
ACTIVITIES & ATT.
PASTOR
Abbottsburg
SS-12 AM Worship-26
Larry Cain, Sr.
Albritton
AM Worship-20
Jimmy Lassiter
Alert
AM Worship-75 Egg Hunt 70 Easter Play 75
Belhaven
AM Worship-34
CHURCH
ACTIVITIES & ATT.
PASTOR
Living Faith Fellowship
Men’s Breakfast-60 AM Worship-171 Kid
Celebration-141
Danny Harris
Jerry Fuller
Lowland
AM Worship-30
Aubrey Spear
Medford Hopkins
Lumberton First
Sunrise-80 AM Worship-223 Egg Hunt-48
Norman Smith
AM Worship-110
Matthew Smith
Benson
SS-130 AM Worship-211 Egg Hunt-150
Mark Fields
Maranatha
Bethany
AM Worship-251
Chris Watkins
Merritt’s Chapel
AM Worship-28
Linwood Conner
Bizzell Grove
Sunrise-40 AM Worship-111
Phillip Bland
Middlesex
AM Worship-80
Charles Thompson
Black Creek
AM Worship-16
Glenn Perry
Midway
AM Worship-62 1 Salvation
Randy Anderson
Brentwood
AM Worship-132
Dempsey Winstead
Millennium
Sunrise-55 AM Worship-157 Nursing Home-15 Taylor Latham
Briary Run
AM Worship-144
Ryan Barbato(Interim)
Mount Olive-GD
AM Worship-810 Egg Hunt-800 15 Salvations Doug Bartlett
Bridgeton
SS-43 AM Worship-101 PM-23
Kenneth Dixon
New Beginnings
AM Worship-48
Jim Howell
Calvary Temple
AM Worship-82 Egg Hunt-40
Tim Creel
New Destiny
AM Worship-101 Family Day-95
Marc Swanner
Carson Memorial
SS-60 AM Worship-65
Robert Arnold, Jr.
New Life
AM Worship-22
Anthony Rogers
Cedar Point
AM Worhsip-40
David Harper
Northwood Temple
Weekend Events-3000
John Hedgepeth
Chadbourn
Sunrise-133 AM Worship-284
Donald Conway
Oak Ridge
AM Worship-125
Steve Dixon
Church Alive Min.
Sunrise-25 AM Worship-60 Soup Kitchen-125
Chuck Gentry
Penderlea
AM Worship-75 Egg Hunt-75 2 Salvations
Dean Walker
Clinton Community
AM Worship-546 Eggsplosion-850 18 Salvations Dwight Dunning
Pine Level
AM Worship-209
Roger Banks
CrossPointe
AM Worship-90
William O’Neal
Reelsboro
AM Worship-110
Steve Willis
Crosswalk
AM Worship-171
Ron Barefoot, Jr.
Roanoke Rapids
AM Worship-328 Extravaganza-250
Aaron Leonard
Crystal Coast
AM Worship-50
Bobby Howard
Saint John
AM Worship-92 Bike Ride-16 Egg Hunt-60
Jim Skinner
Culbreth Memorial
Sunrise-117 AM Worship-168 Communion-41
Egg Hunt-87
Dan Woods
Saint Matthew
AM Worship-70
Joseph Tew
Sharon
AM Worship-74
Michael Oliver
Emmanuel
AM Worship-29
Johnny Newton
Shiloh-FD
SonRise-46 AM Worship-94 Egg Hunt-70
Eddie Smith
Evangel
AM Worship-83
Mark Fenn
Shiloh-WD
Good Friday-52 Sunrise-55 AM Worship-200+ T.E. Long
Faith
AM Worship-106
Danny Gurganus
Smyrna
AM Worship-276 Outreach/Egg Hunt-70
Faith Family Worship SS-31 AM Worship-50 PM-42
Gerald Parker
Snow Hill
AM Worship-117 Egg Hunt-170 22 Salvations Tony Lee
Family Life Tabernacle AM Worship-61
Connie Newton
Spring Hope
AM Worship-70
Reuben Batchelor
Friendship
AM Worship-20
Phillip Lewis
Spring of Living Water
AM Worship-97 Egg Hunt-120
Tim Leggett
Glad Tidings
AM Worship-917 26 Salvations
Tim Marriner
Stantonsburg
AM Worship-130 3 Salvations
Patsy Jones
Good News Ministries Am Worship-75
Al Marks
Tabernacle
AM Worship-71
Ronnie Heath
Goose Creek
AM Worship-92 Egg Hunt-74
Cindy Midyette
Sunrise Breakfast-102 AM Worship-536
Eggstravaganza-600+
Ken Milliken
Tabernacle of Praise AM Worship-70 Celebration-60
and Worship
Darrell Little
Gospel Tabernacle
Tarboro
AM Worship-72 PM-40
Bobby Forehand
Grace
AM Worship-259
Rob Keffer
The Awakening
AM Worship-197 4 Salvations
Allen Peacock
Dallas Gurganus
The Bridge
6 Services-2,579 15 Salvations
Ferrell Hardison
Grace Family Fellowship AM Worship-217 Easter Cookout-130
Ricky Nelms
Graham Memorial
AM Worship-95
The Genesis
4 Salvations
Adam Blackmon
Greenville First
Good Friday-25 AM Worship-245 Egg Hunt-50
Ted Coody
The Journey
AM Worship-420
Andy Shaffer
Grifton
Sunrise-18 SS-18 AM Worship-46
Sherwood Page
The Life Center
AM Worship-274
Michael Gist
Grimesland
AM Worship-55 1 Salvation
Barry Blanton
Thunder Swamp
AM Worship-68
Jonathan Altman
Harvest Fellowship
AM Worship-185
Tom Johnson
Tyndall Grove
AM Worship-101
Norwood Starling
SS-47 AM Worship-54 Egg Hunt-45 Easter
Play-46
Larry Barnhill
Harvest Temple
Higher Ground
SS-40 AM Worship-288 Egg Hunt-150 Cross
Pull-60
Ray Faircloth, Sr.
Vanceboro
AM Worship-31 Lunch-35 Egg Hunt-16
Chris Stewart
Vaughan’s Chapel
AM Worship-75 Egg Hunt-70+
Ronnie Gurganus
AM Worship-36 Egg Hunt-44 6 Salvations, 1
Rededication
Jonathan Stafford
Hodge’s Chapel
Holly Hill
AM Worship-147 Outreach-103 2 Salvations
Marty Warren
Hope
AM Worship-110
Luke Long
Victory Praise & Worship AM Worship-71 Nursing Home-50 Egg Hunt-37 Jesse Weaver
Wakelon
SS-6 AM Worship-6
Ina Dunning
Hope Mills
AM Worship-150
Elton Bryan
Wallace
AM Worship-129
Bobby Smith
Hopewell
AM Worship-33 Outreach 27
Mitchell Norville
Warsaw
AM Worship-55 Egg Hunt-15
James Herring
Independence
AM Worship-66 Celebration-52
Phillip Hawley
Westmoreland
AM Worship-123
Jerry Nelson
Jones Grove
AM Worship-46 5 Rededications
Lee Britt
Westview
AM Worship-55 Egg Hunt-55 1 Salvation
Ron Murdock
Kinston First
AM Worship-532 Outreach-300
Brian Rogers
Williamston First
AM Worship-207
Roger Leggett
Lamm’s Grove
AM Worship-21 1 Salvation
Faye Jones
Wilson First
AM Worship-150
Tony Moore
The Month of May is Designated
in the North Carolina Conference
More and more, our pastors and churches are embracing the month of May to recognize
and celebrate the Retired Ministers of our conference. The Bible clearly supports such
recognition encouraging us to give “honor to whom honor is due.” (Romans 13:7)
Our Conference has 103 retired ministers plus their spouse, & 42 spouses of deceased retired ministers. These are
precious people who have lived and worked among us, and have given their lives for the cause of Christ and this conference.
They live in every district of our conference, attend our churches faithfully as they are physically able, and add greatly to the
spiritual atmosphere of the church. Often they are not seen or heard from as often as when they were active pastors and
evangelists, but they are still there praying, preaching and contributing what they can to the work of the ministry….and will
until the Lord takes them home.
It is so true at every level of church leadership that once a minister is out of the general circulation of conference and church
activities, he or she may be quickly forgotten, regardless of the success achieved during their active ministry years. If people
don’t see you participating, contributing or hear from you in some way, you can quickly fade from their memory. The old
saying, “out of sight, out of mind” is certainly true, not only in the ministry but in other areas as well.
Knowing this, the month of May was selected to bring special attention to the retired minister. Regardless of how you do it,
make the retired ministers of our conference feel loved & appreciated for their lifetime of service in the Kingdom of God.
The purpose of this fund is to enable us to help our retired ministers during times of special needs. It is not intended to
supplement the minister’s retirement benefits on an ongoing monthly basis. This fund has come in handy in aiding those who
have had unexpected medical expenses during times of grief, hospital stays and many other special personal needs. Every
dime contributed is used for the purpose for which it is given. There is no overhead or salaries paid from this fund. All
funds are deposited in an interest-bearing account at the NC Conference Ministerial & Church Extension Loan Fund.
The funds are disbursed by the Retired Ministers Board after due consideration of the need. Receiving this offering has been
approved by the NC Conference Executive Council. Please permit your church to participate by giving to this worthy cause.
The special day set aside for this offering is Sunday, May 3, 2015. We Challenge You & Your Church family to Contribute!
Rev. Gary Strickland, Special Speaker | Mr. Rodney Walker, Worship Leader
Registration: Rev. Wiley Clark (910-980-1071) as soon as possible to reserve your spot!
Room reservations may be made by calling Sheila Oglesby at the Conference office (910-980-1162).
As everyone knows, just a few days ago, a massive 7.8 earthquake shook the country of Nepal,
as well as Bangladesh, India and Tibet. Large aftershocks are still being felt, and in its wake,
the destructive tremor has left entire villages leveled, tens of thousands homeless and/or
injured, widespread destruction and chaos, & a death toll that was over 4,000 at the time of
this publication. It is sadly expected to rise.
Though we may feel helpless, our first responsibility must be to pray for this poverty-stricken
country. As a denomination, disaster relief efforts are already in motion,
and we ask you and your church families to seriously consider making a
monetary contribution to the ongoing and inevitably-increasing need that
this tragedy will amass.
Disaster Relief USA (DRUSA), a ministry arm of People to People
Ministries, is ready to accept your donation-no matter the amount. You
can send your offering in to the Conference office (your church will receive
credit) or you can send directly to the IPHC
Headquarters in Oklahoma City. Earmark/
memo your offering for Nepal earthquake
and make sure to put the account
#09055D.
You can also give directly online with your credit card at:
www.donations.iphc.org/projects/disaster-relief.
Thank you in advance for your continual prayers and for your offerings.
NCIPHC Archives & Research Department presents
Saturday, May 16, 2015 | 8:30am-2:30pm
Culbreth Memorial PH Church| Falcon, NC
FEATURED SPEAKER:
Appalachian State University
PASTORS, YOUTH PASTORS, WORSHIP LEADERS, CHURCH HISTORIANS AND SCHOLARS,
These lectures are for you! You are strategically poised within our local fellowships to help equip the church for the most dynamic
and positive ministry experiences possible IF you are willing to learn from the lessons of success and failures that history offers us.
REGISTER NOW! We are only days away. Here's what you can expect:
3 Information Packed Sessions designed to help us learn how for better or for worse, Pentecostal Youth Culture and American Pop
Culture have been uniquely and intricately intertwined over the last century.
1) “The Evolution of Church Music: Singing and Worship in Twentieth Century American Congregations”
2) “‘Mostly Christian’: The Dilemma of Church Youth Programs in Post World War Two Christianity”
3) “No Grace at Graceland: Elvis Presley and the Rejection of Evangelical Christianity”
This is an increasingly vital issue to consider in our churches today as we work to develop successful outreach and discipleship
ministries along with meaningful worship.
As a denomination and a conference, we have intensely strived from our earliest days to be as approachable and culturally
relevant as possible while maintaining a holy lifestyle. We have heralded the talents of our youth and encouraged them to lead the
way in ministry to the next generation. All of us have seen both positive and negative outcomes. It is the hope of the Archives
Ministries Department that these lectures will better prepare us to collectively respond, relate and minister more wisely as we
continue striving to do our best to remain a relatable yet “peculiar people” in this contrasting culture.
REGISTRATION IS FREE AND INCLUDES CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (7:30am) AND LUNCH, BUT SPACE IS LIMITED.
REGISTER AND / OR RESERVE A ROOM THROUGH THE CONFERENCE OFFICE: 910-980-1162 | [email protected]
8-8:30am—Registration | 8:40am—Opening Comments | 9:00am—Shotgun Start
Limited To First 30 Paid Teams $60 Per Person / $240 Per Team
Meal Provided Prizes awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place
Mulligan packages will be available Hole Sponsorship*: $100
(*For your business, church, civic organization, or in honor of or in memory of a loved one)
The mission of THE ROYAL HOME is to offer birth mothers and their
unborn babies the necessary support, care, & encouragement to ensure
their health & to provide future opportunities to set appropriate goals
and make wise decisions that will chart their “course in life.” The Royal
Home ministers to clients & their families as they deal with the difficult
situation of unplanned pregnancy.
For registration information, contact Dennis Daniels (252-521-5241 / [email protected])
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Registration/Show & Sell-8:00am
J.A. Culbreth Auditorium—Falcon, NC
Ministry begins-9:00am
Nursery/Childcare will be provided!
Ministry begins at 9:00am with various 2015 NC Talent Quest Winners
Break and opportunity to visit various ministry displays
Brief Business Session (Reports/Awards/Memoirs)
MEET Miss Emmanuel, Heidi Schreiber!
Her journey from addiction, to deliverance & faith in Jesus Christ, to accepting the call into Christian
Ministries as HIS witness is incredible! Her experiences will encourage your faith to hold on to God
with a renewed zeal to see the salvation of your wayward loved ones! God’s heart still beats to seek &
save those who are lost. Bring your ladies & girls of every age to share Heidi’s extraordinary testimony!
Please send registration fee of
postmarked by Saturday, May 23rd.
Complete the form below and send it along with the registration fee to:
Darnell Nelms, PO Box 145, Smyrna, NC 28579 ([email protected] or 910-918-4709)
Church
District
Local WM Director
Number Attending
Address
Contact No.
E-mail Address
We do
do not wish to reserve a Show & Sell Table.
Show & Sell tables are to be set up by 8:00 a.m.
Table space is limited so you are encouraged to reserve your table early!!
writings must be
postmarked by
May 30, 2015
and mailed to:
Primary Week
June 11-14, 2015
Grades: 1st-3rd
Speaker: Reta Ewell
Elementary Week
June 14-18, 2015
Grades: 4th-5th
Speaker: Angie Burroughs
High School Week
June 18-21, 2015
Grades: 8th-12th
Speaker: Brad Davis
Middle School Week
June 21-25, 2015
Grades: 6th-7th
Speaker: Kevin Lewis
Registration packets and information are available for download at:
iphc.org/discipleship/girls/power-chicks
“Go, make disciples, baptize, and teach” new believers to obey His commands (Matthew 28:18-20). This task
grows each year as the world’s population has multiplied from 2 billion to over 7 billion. This increase
provides numerous opportunities for the Body of Christ to fulfill the Great Commission!
THE NATIONS ARE WAITING TO HEAR THE GOSPEL PROCLAIMED, AND THE CHURCH HAS BEEN
COMMISSIONED TO COMMUNICATE GOD’S MESSAGE OF HOPE BY SALVATION THROUGH
CHRIST. (ACTS 1:8)
The annual IPHC Global Outreach offering provides funds to assist in reaching
the lost world-wide. Your financial support is crucial to both the World
Missions Ministries Division and Evangelism USA, as this offering is used to
fund evangelism, church planting, new laborers, pioneering and developing
new works, buildings, Bible schools, training centers, National Missionaries,
and so much more. As Jesus said, “The fields are ripe for harvest.” When you
give to the Global Outreach offering, you make it possible to fund ministry in
America (316 million) and to the almost 7 billion people living elsewhere.
FULFILLING THE SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY!
Our goal is for each local church to participate. We trust that each IPHC member will be moved by God’s
Spirit of Generosity and purpose to give an offering each year. We emphasize a Day’s Wage challenge as an
achievable goal. Remember, your money turns into ministry on the mission field. The average Day’s Wage
for an American worker is $128 (based on the median income of $33,196 reported by the U.S. Census
Bureau).
YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Large portions of today’s developing world only make $2.00 or less per day.
There is no doubt that God blesses all His children to influence and help
change the world around us, and as God’s children, we have the responsibility
to share our faith and its blessings with others (Galatians 3:8-9). Blessed to be
living in this prosperous nation, an American’s Day’s Wage makes a
tremendous impact in developing countries!
GIVE AS GOD INSPIRES!
The Day’s Wage emphasis is simply a tool to assist in purposely saving your gift for Global Outreach.
Hearing the Father’s heart of Generosity leads numerous people in giving even more toward the
opportunities and challenges before the Church today. As God’s inspires, we hope you are encouraged to give
so others may receive!
PASTORS, START YOUR GLOBAL OUTREACH PROMOTION NOW!
Help us achieve 100% participation! Don’t miss out on your chance to INVEST IN ETERNITY! We have
promotional materials available (coin bags, bulletin inserts/brochures, videos, GO posters). Call us and we
will ship your supplies today!
N OR T H C A R OL I N A C O N F E R E N C E OF T H E I N T E R N A T I ON A L
P E N T E C OS T A L H OL I N E S S C H U R C H
Post Office Box 59
Falcon, North Carolina 28342
Prayer Corner:
Mrs. Westa Barefoot
Mrs. Lois Brafford Bradshaw
Mrs. Edna Cordon
Rev. Ralph & Mrs. Vadie
Leggett
Rev. Daniel Moss
Rev. Jesse Parson
Rev. Karen Sapp
Revs. John & Edna Parker
Mrs. Helen Warwick (wife
of Rev. Horace Warwick)
Rev. Samuel Weaver
Mrs. Jean Williams
New Assignments:
Niagara—Michael Dye
Saint Paul—Rich Denning
Thompson Chapel—William Pike
Open Churches:
Bethel
Brock’s Chapel
Graham Memorial
Lighthouse (f.k.a. Hamilton)
Moore’s Chapel
Nakina
Stedman
Wades Point
May 1-2
Class: Spiritual Formation—Pastoral Ministry (MCP 1.07)
Instructor: Rev. Jonathan Altman
Texts: Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life & Study Guide
LifeSprings Kit #: 2100277 & 4601407
May 1-2
Class: IPHC Articles of Faith & Government (MCP 1.02)
Instructor: Bishop Jim Whitfield
Texts: IPHC Manual & “Light for the Journey”
LifeSprings Kit #: 4600102
We are very thankful for all of the Hispanic pastors and
their wives who showed tremendous support for the
"Hispanic Women’s Conference" by sending so many
sisters from their congregations. It really was a
tremendous blessing; more than 650 women were at the
all-day conference event. Over 150 more joined them
during the night closure concert. I firmly believe that
they were blessed by the word exposed, the time of
ministry, the fellowship and the sweet presence of the
Holy Spirit. We were honored to host Ingrid Rosario as
our guest speaker and singer. Ingrid is an International
Worship Leader, Latin Grammy winner and a very
influential artist among the Latino community.
We are seeing more and more involvement and interest
from our local churches and many others from different
associations. I believe the Lord will continue to use this
Conference to reach many more souls for Christ and to create these types of events for the nourishment and preparation
of the body of Christ. Be praying with us as we prepare to carry out our annual Men’s Conference on May 63-30, and the
Hispanic Youth Camp on the last weekend of June.
-Fernando Angulo
The Conference Office will be closed on May 25,
in observance of Memorial Day.